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Cory Booker Still Wants David Ellison To Testify On Paramount-WBD Merger; Speakers At Capitol Hearing Warn Of Massive Layoffs & Trump Influence
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that he still is inviting Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify on the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, after the lawmaker held a 2 1/2 “spotlight” hearing that warned about the merger’s impact on everything from j…
Apr 15, 2026, 10:59 PM
Emmy-Winning Actress-Writer Sonia Manzano Honored For Astonishing 44-Year Career On ‘Sesame Street’ And More – Miami Film Festival
Matthew Carey, Deadline
When actress Sonia Manzano goes out in public, bringing a hanky can be quite helpful. Fans tend to react to her with deep emotion. They know and love Manzano from Sesame Street, the show she graced as Maria from 1971 to 2015, an extraordinary 44-year run. Her…
Apr 15, 2026, 8:46 PM
CBS May Add Another L.A. Production With ‘Flint’ As Paramount’s George Cheeks Calls Above-The-Line Incentives “Key Component” Of Reviving Hollywood
Katie Campione, Deadline
CBS could add another Los Angeles-based production to its primetime lineup as the network revealed Wednesday that it is in development on a new cop drama starring Matt LeBlanc that, if greenlit, would film locally. That series, titled Flint, would mark the fo…
Apr 15, 2026, 8:45 PM
BBC To Set Out Scale Of Cuts To TV, Radio & Online Over Coming Months Before Enacting 2,000 Layoffs, Director General Says
Max Goldbart, Deadline
The BBC will in the coming months set out how it plans to cut back on TV, radio and online following today’s brutal announcement of 2,000 layoffs. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s interim Director General, just said on Radio 4’s The Media Show that the corpora…
Apr 15, 2026, 4:15 PM
BBC Staff Confidence In Leadership Plummets After Trump & Gaza Crises
Jake Kanter, Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees’ confidence in the UK broadcaster’s leaders has taken a significant hit after a string of editorial scandals in 2025, including the bust-up with Donald Trump. In internal communication this week, the BBC revealed the findings of its s…
Apr 15, 2026, 10:10 AM
‘Saturday Night Live’ Opens With Donald Trump And Pete Hegseth Reveling In The Prospect Of Bombing Iran Again
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Just a couple hours after Vice President JD Vance announced that marathon peace talks with Iran produced no agreement, Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) and Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) reveling in their failure. After speaking …
Apr 12, 2026, 3:54 AM
As Cuban Government Teeters, Fidel Castro’s Daughter Alina Fernández Revuelta Reflects On “Absurd” Revolution Her Father Led – Miami Film Festival
Matthew Carey, Deadline
For decade upon decade, many Cuban exiles have prayed for the downfall of the island’s communist government, established in the 1959 coup led by “comandante” Fidel Castro. Remarkably, among the foremost critics of Cuba’s single-party despotic rule is one of C…
Apr 11, 2026, 4:25 PM
Eric Swalwell’s Gubernatorial Bid In Tatters As Rape Claims Made Against California Congressman
Dominic Patten, Deadline
Accusations of rape and other misconduct against Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has thrown California’s already chaotic California gubernatorial race into unknown territory with influential politicians calling on Swalwell to drop out ASAP. Four women, inclu…
Apr 11, 2026, 1:17 AM
Trump Goes On Warpath Against Media In Iran Rescue Presser
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Donald Trump threatened an unnamed media outlet that reported on a downed military airman in Iran, warning that the disclosure risked jeopardizing an ultimately successful rescue mission. A first airman was rescued within hours after the plane was shot down. …
Apr 6, 2026, 7:39 PM
Donald Trump Endorses Steve Hilton For California Governor; CNN Schedules Primary Debate
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Donald Trump weighed in on the race for California governor, endorsing Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News contributor. Trump posted on Truth Social early on Monday, “I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, f…
Apr 6, 2026, 2:27 PM
Final Four + Pam Bondi Firing Heats Up ‘SNL’ Cold Open With Rare Wit & Twists
Dominic Patten, Deadline
It took a while to get there, but like its newly(ish) launched SNL UK cousin, SNL went for a very political cold open tonight. The skit started out drilling down on NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament’s Final Four before deftly segueing to the April …
Apr 5, 2026, 4:02 AM
Laura Dern To Star In Jeffrey Epstein TV Series In Works At Sony TV Based On Julie K. Brown Book; Adam McKay Producing
Denise Petski, Deadline
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, the New York Times bestelling book by investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, is in the works for television with Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Laura attached to star and executive produce. Sony Picture…
Mar 30, 2026, 4:01 PM
CBS News Adds Five To Investigative Unit
Greg Evans, Deadline
CBS News is expanding its investigative unit by adding five new journalists. In its announcement, the news organization said the move showed a “commitment to in-depth and groundbreaking journalism” that will “strengthen the News division’s commitment to produ…
Mar 30, 2026, 3:49 PM
How AI-Powered Propaganda Is Shaping The U.S.-Iran Information War
Patrick Hipes, Deadline
The video spread at a velocity only social media can generate. Missiles rained down on the USS Abraham Lincoln, blasting fighter jets into the sea, the vessel breaking apart in a dramatic fireball — shared millions of times before anyone thought to ask whethe…
Mar 29, 2026, 6:11 PM
Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Bruce Springsteen & More Figures Attend ‘No Kings’ 3.0 Protests Nationwide
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline
Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and many other famous figures led and attended the third round of No Kings protests, part of some 3,000 marches scheduled nationwide today. In New York, the Heat actor was among those leading the proces…
Mar 28, 2026, 9:42 PM
‘Real Time’: Bill Maher Hits Back At Trump Over Mark Twain Prize, Hopes POTUS Will “Show Up” To Ceremony
Glenn Garner, Deadline
After the Trump administration protested Bill Maher’s selection as this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient, the comedian is engaging with his favorite dinner companion. On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the host said he’s “honored to accept”…
Mar 28, 2026, 4:34 PM
Tiger Woods Mugshot Released As DUI Charged Golf Icon Out Of Jail; Trump Oddly Circumspect About “Good Friend”
Dominic Patten, Deadline
Tiger Woods was released from a short stint in a Florida jail tonight after being arrested earlier in the day for driving under the influence following a car crash. In his second official apprehension by police in the past decade, a red-eyed Woods had his mug…
Mar 28, 2026, 4:29 AM
Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order, Putting A Pause On Nexstar-Tegna Merger
Ted Johnson, Deadline
A federal judge on Friday evening granted a temporary restraining order to halt Nexstar’s merger with Tegna, a transaction that creates a broadcasting giant with almost 270 stations across the country. U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley sided with DirecTV, which…
Mar 28, 2026, 4:04 AM
Jane Fonda Leads First Amendment Rally Near Kennedy Center To Warn Of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger & Trump’s Media Attacks
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Jane Fonda brought her Committee for the First Amendment to Washington, D.C. on Friday, for a pre-No Kings Day that focused on Donald Trump’s attacks on the media and the pending merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Held on a street just near …
Mar 27, 2026, 10:05 PM
Trump Rants On Fox Against Jimmy Kimmel’s Derision Of “Country Smart” Markwayne Mullin: “He’s Got No Talent”
Dominic Patten, Deadline
Donald Trump’s effort today to praise his new Homeland Security Secretary and defend him from mocking by Jimmy Kimmel kind of backfired. “I never heard low-level MMA,” the former Apprentice host said of the former Senator from Oklahoma on Thursday on Fox News…
Mar 27, 2026, 12:02 AM
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr And Gavin Newsom Clash Over Nexstar-Tegna Merger, Censorship And Jimmy Kimmel
Ted Johnson, Deadline
The Nexstar-Tegna merger is being challenged in the courts on a number of fronts, but in the meantime it’s the source of a political clash between California Governor Gavin Newsom and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. The merger, which would create a broadcast giant…
Mar 26, 2026, 10:15 PM
“Europe Has Forgotten How To Tell Its Own Story,” Says Impassioned Council Of Europe Chief As He Prepares To Bring Landmark Co-Pro Treaty Into Force At Series Mania
Max Goldbart, Deadline
Europe needs to remember how to “tell its own story.” That was the loud and clear message from an impassioned, almost Churchillian speech by Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset this morning, as he gets set to sign a landmark international co-prod…
Mar 26, 2026, 9:41 AM
Donald Trump’s Renovation Plans For The Kennedy Center: New Court Documents Give A Glimpse Of Two-Year Project’s Budget
Ted Johnson, Deadline
The Kennedy Center is slated for closure on July 7, in what President Donald Trump says is a needed pause in operations to make badly needed repairs to the sprawling complex on the Potomac. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the board, is seeki…
Mar 26, 2026, 1:17 AM
Trump Apparently Enjoyed ‘SNL UK’s Cold Open Mocking Keir Starmer, Despite Accusing POTUS Of Starting WWIII
Glenn Garner, Deadline
A longtime hater of the flagship NBC sketch comedy series, Donald Trump appears to be a fan of Saturday Night Live UK after its debut this weekend. On Sunday, the 45th/47th POTUS shared a clip of the premiere episode’s cold open, mocking Prime Minister Keir S…
Mar 22, 2026, 6:48 PM
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